Fishing Villages and Fishery Harbors Act.

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters concerning the comprehensive and systematic maintenance and development of fishing villages and matters concerning the designation, development, and management of fishery harbors, thereby strengthening the competitiveness of the fisheries industry and contributing to building pleasant fishing villages by improving the quality of life for residents of fishing villages and to enhancing the balanced development of the nation. The text – consisting of 62 articles - deals, inter alia, with the following issues: Basic Survey (art. 3); Formulation of Basic Plans on Development of Fishing Villages and Fishery Harbors (art. 4); Relationships with other Plans (art. 5); Formulation of Comprehensive Plan for Fishing Village Development (art. 6); Authorization, Permits, etc. Deemed Granted (art. 8); Implementation of Comprehensive Fishing Village Development Projects (art. 9); Confirmation of Project Completion) (art. 10); Entrustment of Survey, Measurement, Design, and Construction Supervision (art. 11); Authority to Designate Fishery Harbors (art. 16); Establishment, etc. of Zones for Fishing Village Tourism (art. 18); Details of Fishery Harbor Development Plans (art. 20); Expropriation or Use of Land, etc. (art. 25); Registration of Property) (art. 28); Committee for Deliberation on Fishery Harbor Management (art. 37); Collection of Fees for Use, etc.) (art. 42); Prohibited Acts (art. 45); Reporting and Submission of Data (art. 48); Subsidization of Project Expenses (art. 49); Education and Training of Persons related to Fishing Villages and Fishery Harbors) (art. 49-3); Countermeasures against Emergencies and Disasters (art. 52); Establishment of Korea Fisheries Infrastructure Promotion Association) (art. 57).